Autonomization of social forms and crisis

With the advent of the crisis caused by North American mortgage bonds in September 2008, there is, in the critical field, an intense resumption of the discussion of the concepts developed by Marx in section V of Book III of Capital, in particular those of interest-bearing capital and fictitious capi...

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Main Author: Paulani, Leda Maria
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Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas 2009
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description With the advent of the crisis caused by North American mortgage bonds in September 2008, there is, in the critical field, an intense resumption of the discussion of the concepts developed by Marx in section V of Book III of Capital, in particular those of interest-bearing capital and fictitious capital. However, to understand how these concepts elucidate these phenomena, it is necessary to consider the theoretical context in which they arise. This means not only remembering that we are talking about the capitalist production process as a whole (Book III), but also that these concepts form the end point of a categorical development that Marx begins in the opening chapter of Book I. In this article, I try to briefly retrace this path, which I understand to be that of presenting, pari passu, a process of autonomization of social forms (first section), to then elaborate some reflections on its relevance for understanding the nature of contemporary capitalism and the current crisis ( second section).
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spelling ojs-article-194132024-08-22T19:48:06Z Autonomization of social forms and crisis Autonomização das formas sociais e crise Paulani, Leda Maria Paulani, Leda Maria Capitalismo contemporâneo Crise econômica Ciclo econômico Capital financeiro Contemporary capitalism Economic crisis Economic cycle Financial capital With the advent of the crisis caused by North American mortgage bonds in September 2008, there is, in the critical field, an intense resumption of the discussion of the concepts developed by Marx in section V of Book III of Capital, in particular those of interest-bearing capital and fictitious capital. However, to understand how these concepts elucidate these phenomena, it is necessary to consider the theoretical context in which they arise. This means not only remembering that we are talking about the capitalist production process as a whole (Book III), but also that these concepts form the end point of a categorical development that Marx begins in the opening chapter of Book I. In this article, I try to briefly retrace this path, which I understand to be that of presenting, pari passu, a process of autonomization of social forms (first section), to then elaborate some reflections on its relevance for understanding the nature of contemporary capitalism and the current crisis ( second section). Com o advento da crise provocada pelos títulos hipotecários norte-americanos em setembro de 2008 há, no campo crítico, uma retomada intensa da discussão dos conceitos desenvolvidos por Marx na seção V do Livro III de O capital, em particular os de capital portador de juros e de capital fictício. Contudo, para compreender de que modo esses conceitos elucidam esses fenômenos é preciso considerar o contexto teórico no qual eles surgem. Isso significa não só lembrar que estamos falando do processo de produção capitalista como um todo (Livro III), mas também que esses conceitos conformam o ponto final de um desenvolvimento categorial que Marx começa no capítulo inicial do Livro I. Neste artigo, procuro refazer brevemente esse caminho, que entendo ser o da apresentação, pari passu, de um processo de autonomização das formas sociais (primeira seção), para, em seguida, elaborar algumas reflexões sobre sua pertinência para a compreensão da natureza do capitalismo contemporâneo e da crise atual (segunda seção). Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas 2009-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19413 10.53000/cma.v16i29.19413 Crítica Marxista; Vol. 16 No. 29 (2009); 25-31 Crítica Marxista; v. 16 n. 29 (2009); 25-31 2966-0165 0104-9321 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19413/13901 World; Contemporary Mundo; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2009 Leda Maria Paulani https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Capitalismo contemporâneo
Crise econômica
Ciclo econômico
Capital financeiro
Contemporary capitalism
Economic crisis
Economic cycle
Financial capital
Autonomization of social forms and crisis
title Autonomization of social forms and crisis
title_full Autonomization of social forms and crisis
title_fullStr Autonomization of social forms and crisis
title_full_unstemmed Autonomization of social forms and crisis
title_short Autonomization of social forms and crisis
title_sort autonomization of social forms and crisis
topic Capitalismo contemporâneo
Crise econômica
Ciclo econômico
Capital financeiro
Contemporary capitalism
Economic crisis
Economic cycle
Financial capital
url https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19413
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